The bonnet badge of the regiment, this general design
in use from 1882, with a number of variants for regular and volunteer
battalions. This Regular 'other ranks' white-metal example with a voided
centre recorded by Bloomer as being 1900- 1959, although some economy
issues during WW2 were produced in plastic.

1/91st not deployed directly in the Waterloo
battle - positioned at Hal to prevent any potential
surprise attack in the direction of Brussels & the right flank.
[4th Division (Collville) 6th British Brigade (Johnstone) with
2/35th,
54th and the
2/59th ]

Casualties: 1 rank and file killed;
2 lieutenants, 1 ensign, 1 sergeant and 6 rank and file wounded
on the 26th June in the assault and taking of Cambray.

"93rd, 93rd !, damn all that eagerness!"Colin Campbell's command to restrain the 93rd from
counter attacking the Russian Cavalry
which had faltered and began to withdraw in the face of the "Thin
Red Line"

"The Thin Red Line": Robert Gibb 1881
The Russian cavalry advance on the port of Balaklava
halted by the 93rd Highlanders.

1881; the 91st and 93rd Regiments now become the 1st and 2nd Battalions,
Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders). Note: second part
of the title reversed to read "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders"
later the same year.

Anglo - Boer War 1899 - 1902. 1st Battalion; Nov 1899, to the end
war. Volunteer companies and drafts from the Volunteer Battalions also
served from 1900.

died Extracted from : "Soldiers / Officers
Died in the Great War" (consider approximate - in addition the
regiment as a whole lost an additional officers who
are recorded with 'battalion not shown' or with battalions
not shown here, or who we have not yet allocated a
battalion.)

296

1193

435

357

960

850

192

954

840

221

327

*In India at the start, moved first to the UK

** 27/2/1916: Moved to base and used to supply
drafts to other battalions

* 2nd Btn: After the sinking by the Japanese
of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, the 210 Royal Marine
survivors that were picked up amalgamated with the 2nd Battalion
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. This unit was known as the
Plymouth Argylls, but was destined to be short lived, being captured
by the Japanese just 12 days after its formation.

History of the 1st
Battalion Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders. Compiled from the Regimental Records and other
authorities

Cape Town: Murray & St.
Leger, printers, 1883

Arranged by G. L. Goff

Historical Records of the
91st Argyllshire Highlanders, now the 1st Battalion Princess
Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; containing an
Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1794 and of its
subsequent Services to 1881. 361 pp.